Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-02-28
A MEDLEY
OF TOPICS GROWING OUT OF THEPOLITICAL
SITUATION.
How the People Are Talking About the Lais
Session Of the Legislature Of
the State.

evening there came Senator J. III. FurOee,
Of the Second District, Delegates J. NJ.
Hagans, of Monongalia, Jesse +. Sturm
and G. W. Kinsey, of Marion, ex-senator
Toe Woods, Col. Robert White, City Editor
Faris. of the hteiigeReer, and Others.
Charles B. Smith, of Parkersburg, also
came up on the Ohio River train last even
ing. =,
These gentlemen, in common with all
the rest Of the inhabitants of the State, are
mainly combining their conversation TO a
discussion of the events occurring at
Charleston during the past few weeks, and
REGISTER reporters, who talked to some OF
the gentlemen above named, and Others,
yesterday and last evening, found that
some very interesting and entertaining
comments were being made upon the Leg
stature, the Executive, and everything
aud everybody having any connection with
or responsible for the faseO at the
seat of Government. Generally Demo
Gratis, having the most cause, are very
frank in their expressions dissatisfaction
AT the result, while Republicans are more
resigned, ayerring that they have nothing
to lose and everything to hope for from
the chaotic con ftion of legislation and the
failure TO elect q Senator. Both
parties agree in this, that the Senatorial
light is responsible for the neglect OF
the welfare of the people which is
so apparent, and there have been a number
of expressions to the effect that something
should be done to remove such = disturb
ing cause from the business sessions OF the
Legislature. A member Of the House OF
Delegates, Mr.. Strum, said last night:
Work as hard rs we might, and both par
ties did their best in this regard, we seem
ed to make no progress, because the Sena'
\ tOrial question was forever uppermost III
e~verybOdy's mind. an not so sure but
| that the extra session will not save money
to the State, The Governor is
of this opinion, and quite a number
| of members agree with him. The appro'
%priation bill distributes half a million
dollars, and it should receive careful CON
sideration before being passed. That Ii
where the great bulk ofthe peoples money
goeS, and while the $4,000 which an
extra session would cost seems
a great deal of money, it can easily be
saved by carefully scanning the general
expenditures of the State"
1--WE were getting tired, too" said
| Senator Furbee, land wanted to 20 home
for rest. The last fifteen days of the
/ session were pretty hard on us, and 9
good many would have welcomed
the adjournment, even if they
bad known they would be called
back the next week. | think a very few
DAYS of extra session will suffice to dispose
OF all the business the Governor will lay
before u.s."
Republicans here in the city are in
e~cstacies over the situation, as will be
seen from n few specimen chats with rec
ognized leaders OF that party
=. b. DobbinS-It will be holiday sport
getting away with the Democracy two
years hence. They have piled up blum
ders until they cannot possibly succeed
Ex-MayOr Grubb-The Legislature Is
the only body l know of that is worse than
the old Wheeling Council. The Democ'
racy has gotten itself into q nice pickel,
Just wait until SO.
CIV tkinSOn--They have gone and done
it in a way which is very satisfactory to Re
| publicans. The situation puts me i'll mind
of "A story which IN old army FRIEND
mine used to tell.
&. Il. Caldwell-The situation is nice
for you folks. The kicking element is re
| sponsible for it all. They are the worst
/ lot of sOreheadS | ever saw, and | thank
| God we have no such crowd in our party,
And SO it went. The Republicans to-
man are in u very jOvial frame of mind
aud well they may be. They say tha'
had the Democratic members of the
Legislature acted rs Democrats, anC
stood together on the Senatorial
question rs they should have done
q Senator would have been chosen
early in the session, the business before
| the Legislature would have been expedited,
and the State and the party would have
been the gamers thereby. A very prom
inent Democrat said yesterday:
The Democratic party needs a good
| t~rouncing to learn it some sense and
bring its active leaders back to u reali'
zatiOn of their proper duties, and it will gel
that trOuucing, too. IL would not sur
prise me much to see the Republicans
walk away, in 1SSS, with everything in
| sight. 4 few of our people
have PLAYED right into their hands, and as
a result the whole organization will have
to suffer"
Dozens OF Democrats here in Wheeling
take this view of the situation, and 1t
would only consume space to reiterate the
sentiments given above.
There is q great amount of speculation
and discussion among politicians Of both
parties as to the probable action Of the
Federal Senate upon the gentleman to be
appointed by the Governor after the fourth
of March. There are now two cases on
record in which the appOintees We're re-
iected by tine Senate and two in which the
appOintees were accepted, and there Is
a feeling that the West Nir-
GINA case, when il comes up, may be
taken rs 4 settlement of the question for
all time to come. 1t is very evident that
the trainers OF the Constitution never ex-
pccted such a crisis - We have had in this
State, and two OF three others, during this
year OF grace, and So made no provision
for anything than the admission OF Sena'
tors duly elected by the Legislatures OF
their States.
Ii has been suggested in some quarters
that inaSmuch "a the Federal Constitution
provides that when u vacancy in the office
of Senator occurs, the Legislature shall
proceed to fill the vacancy at the next ses'
SiOn," the Legislature would be warranted
in eleeting q successor to Mr.. Camden
when ealiei together in extra session, not
withstand ny the Constitution of this State
says the Legislature, when called in special
session, shall consider no business slTf
what is particularized in the Governor
call.
There has been a great deal of discussion
on points growing out OF this and kindred
matters. and the lawyer and politicians
have already killed a good deal of time in
talking the possibilities and probabilities
over. The p~repOnderance Of opinion, how
ever, seems to be that the Senator appoint
! ed by the Governor would he
likely 70 be admitted by the
| Senate, aud that even if the Leg
islature should succeed in agreeing upon 3
Senator at the special session. n0st M
likely eyent-the Governor would de,
cline to issue a certificate of election to
/ hin, ON Kha urnunna that the election MaS